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Voyage
Transportation
George Moss was transported on the Ramillies, departing 25th Apr 1854 and arriving 7th Aug 1854 with 280 passengers.
757 ton barque ship Ramillies was built at Sunderland in 1845. There only appears to be one voyage to Australia with convict passengers. She carried the thirteenth of 37 shipments of male convicts for Western Australia. The 1854 voyage took 79 days and the Ramillies arrived in Fremantle on August 7, with 94 passengers and 277 convicts (1 death recorded on voyage). (The passengers comprised 30 Pensioner Guards and their families.)
Ramillies (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 74 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
June 1852 Huntingdon Calendar: George Moss 23, cordwainer; Assaulting John Thomas Holland, St. Neots and stealing a handkerchief, newspaper and letter from him. George was 5’9 ½” tall, black hair, dark hazel eyes, dark complexion, tolerably stout, scar on wrist of right hand, literate, single, protestant. 14/5/1856: TOL 20/8/1859: CP 11/1/1876: COF Known areas: Perth Comments: Worked for self as a shoemaker. 18/1/1876: To London. George married Margaret McLaren in 1873 and they had 5 children. George must have returned to WA after going to London. His death registration from:- East Perth Cemeteries. Burials at Cemetery Hill MOSS CATEGORY DETAILS GIVEN NAME: George DATE OF BURIAL: 28th September 1892 AGE: 67 years REGISTRATION NUMBER: 732 NEWSPAPER NOTICE: Funeral Notice 28/09/1892 The West Australian pg 4 ARRIVAL DATE: 07/08/1854 ARRIVAL SHIP: Ramillies SPOUSE: Margaret McLaren MARRIAGE DETAILS: 1873 Fremantle CHILDREN: Rose 1867; Rose 1868; James 1870; Ann Elizabeth 1873; Mary 1875 RESIDENCE: Murray Street West BIOGRAPHY HISTORY: Convict No 3116
Huntingdon Gaol Calendar 19/07/1852.